2021
DOI: 10.9738/intsurg-d-16-00187.1
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Successful Retrocecal Hernia Diagnosis and Treatment: A Case Report

Abstract: Introduction A retrocecal hernia is a rare type of internal hernia that occasionally causes small bowel obstruction and strangulation ileus. We report a case of retrocecal hernia that was preoperatively diagnosed using multidetector raw computed tomography and successfully treated by emergency surgery. Case Presentation A 97-year-old woman presented at another hospital with abdominal distension and nausea. She was diagnosed w… Show more

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“…These non-specific presentations pose a diagnostic dilemma, and one needs to have a clinical suspicion to diagnose an internal hernia correctly. The summary of case reports regarding the presentation and management of pericecal hernias is described in table 1 4–8…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These non-specific presentations pose a diagnostic dilemma, and one needs to have a clinical suspicion to diagnose an internal hernia correctly. The summary of case reports regarding the presentation and management of pericecal hernias is described in table 1 4–8…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%